Judges 18:12:5Judg.18.12.W5TAB
בִּֽיהוּדָ֑ה
biyehuda
“in Judah”
- Transliteration
- bi-ye-hu-DA
- Extended
- bih-yeh-hoo-DAA
- IPA
- /bijhuːˈdaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in Judah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
bi-ye-hu-DA
- clause
va-ya-a-LU va-ya-kha-NU be-kir-YAT ye-a-RIM bi-ye-hu-DA
- sentence
va-ya-a-LU va-ya-kha-NU be-kir-YAT ye-a-RIM bi-ye-hu-DA al-KEN kar-E-u la-ma-KOM ha-HU ma-kha-NE-DAN AD ha-YOM ha-ZE hi-NE a-kha-RE kir-YAT ye-a-RIM
Exegesis
The locative beKiryat Ye'arim {בְּקִרְיַ֥ת יְעָרִ֖ים | bə-ḵir-yât ye-ă-rı̂m} “in Kiriath Jearim” and biYehudah {בִּֽיהוּדָ֑ה | bî-yehû-dâ} “in Judah” establish the setting.
In context — Judges 18:12
And they went up and encamped in Kiriath Jearim in Judah; therefore they called that place Mahaneh Dan until this day. Behold, it lies behind Kiriath Jearim.
About this coordinate
Judges 18:12:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Judges 18:12, so the Hebrew word בִּֽיהוּדָ֑ה (biyehuda) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Judg.18.12.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.18.12.W5.S1) and character.